Application Deadline: 9th December, 2016.
Eligible Countries: Nigeria
To be taken at (country): Nigeria
Type: PhD, Research Grants
Eligibility:
- Candidates must be Nigerian citizens.
- Candidates must have M.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualification in Biological Sciences, Social Sciences or Law (Environmental Law/Protection) but related to environmental resources management.
- Candidates must have secured admission into a Nigerian university towards a PhD degree in any of the fields stated in No. 2 above.
- Candidates must develop acceptable research proposals that meet NCF’s vision and mission.
- Proposals must have correlation with local and national environmental conservation challenges and issues.
Selection Criteria: Candidates will be selected based on (among others) the quality of their research proposal.
Number of Awardees: Not specified
How to Apply: No paper application will be considered. Applicants should not submit more than one proposal for consideration.
Applications must be submitted online via given website with the following:
- A progress report (on letter head paper) from the applicant’s Project Supervisor(s) stating how far he or she has gone in his or her research work and his/her role in the initial review, as well as the relevance to the objectives of the grant is a very essential condition for considering any application.
- 200-word justification, with relevance to natural and environmental resource management and biodiversity conservation.
- A 3,000-word project proposal to be submitted should reflect the Title, Introduction/Statement of Problem, Objectives, Methodology and Expected Output etc.
- Curriculum vitae (not more than 2 pages detailing research and work experience).
- Scanned copy of admission letter.
Note: Reference letter is an equivalent of a Progress Report from the Supervisors(s).
Visit Programme Webpage for details
Award Provider: The Nigerian Conservation Foundation, Chevron Nigeria Limited
Important Notes: Please be informed that all applications will be acknowledged while only successful candidates will be contacted by the Foundation.
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